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Gewehr 41
The Gewehr 41 rifle is the forerunner of the Gewehr 43 rifle. Designed out of the need for a semiautomatic rifle to increase the Wehrmacht infantry's efficiency and to match the American M1 Garand and Soviet Tokarev SVT-40 rifles in combat, prototypes by both Mauser (M) and Walther (W) were submitted. The Gewehr 41 (M) failed, with only 6,673 produced, whilst the G 41 (W) was more successful, in part due to ignoring the requirement for optional bolt-action operation. However, both designs suffered from gas system fouling problems, the result of an overly complex "bang" muzzle trap system prone to excessive corrosion as a result of the salts in the ammunition primers as well as carbon fouling. The many parts of the muzzle also made it difficult to keep clean on the battlefield. Instead, Walther redesigned the rifle into the more successful G 43.
A few sources are said to some rifles have been fitted with extended magazines from MG 13; While some transitional prototypes of the G41/G43 had this, there is no real evidence of the use of such conversions in battle, and the existing samples were probably converted after the war.
Gewehr 41 (M)
Specifications
(Production: 1941 – ??)
- Type: Battle rifle
- Country of Origin: Nazi Germany
- Caliber: 7.92mm
- Cartridge: 7.92x57mm Mauser
- Weight: 10.4 lbs (4.7 kg)
- Length: 46.2 in (117.4 cm)
- Barrel length: 22.3 in (56.6 cm)
- Capacity: 10-round (2 x 5 round stripper clips)
- Fire Modes: Semi-auto/Bolt-action
The Gewehr 41 (M) and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Video Games
| Title | Appears as | Mods | Notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Call of Duty: WWII | Hybrid Mauser & Walther model | 2017 | ||
| Enlisted | "Gewehr 41 (M)" | with SG 84/98 III bayonet | 2021 |
Gewehr 41 (W)
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Specifications
(Production: 1941 – 1943)
- Type: Battle rifle
- Country of Origin: Nazi Germany
- Caliber: 7.92mm
- Cartridge: 7.92x57mm Mauser
- Weight: 10.8 lbs (4.9 kg)
- Length: 44.9 in (114 cm)
- Barrel length: 21.5 in (54.6 cm)
- Capacity: 10-round (2 x 5 round stripper clips)
- Fire Modes: Semi-Auto
The Gewehr 41 (W) and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge | German soldiers | G.41 (W) | 1991 | |
| Puppet Master: The Legacy | German soldies | G.41 (W); footage from the 1991 film | 2003 |
Video Games
| Title | Appears as | Mods | Notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 | 2006 | |||
| Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45 | 2006 | |||
| Forgotten Hope 2 | 2007 | |||
| Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad | with and without bayonet and ZF 41 scope | 2011 | ||
| World War II Online: Battleground Europe | added with 1.34.12 update | 2015 | ||
| Call of Duty: WWII | "Gewehr 43 - Nobel II" | added with Winter Siege update; hybrid Walther/Mauser design, depicted with a detachable magazine; cosmetic weapon variant of the Gewehr 43 weapon | 2017 | |
| Squad 44: Letters From The Front | Can mount bayonet | 2018 | ||
| Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront | 2021 | |||
| Enlisted | "Gewehr 41" | with SG 84/98 III bayonet | 2021 | |
| "Sniper Gewehr 41" | with ZF 41 scope | |||
| Easy Red 2 | 2022 |